Raekwon McMillan

As first reported by Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, LB Raekwon McMillan is out for the season with a suspected ACL tear. Awful news for McMillan, who suffered the same injury back in 2017 during his rookie season with Miami.

#Patriots LB Raekwon McMillan suffered a torn ACL during a recent practice and is out for the season, per me and @TomPelissero. He was absent from yesterday’s practice. This is the second torn ACL for the former #Dolphins 2nd round pick, but this time on the other knee.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 7, 2021

This injury comes at a time when McMillan, who only joined in free agency, was just starting to have some good practices over the last few days of Training Camp. A cruel, cruel game football can be sometimes. Well wishes to him for a speedy recovery.

With Raekwon McMillan out for the season, the #Patriots are bringing back an old friend: They’re expected to re-sign LB Cassh Maluia, source said. The sixth-round pick in 2020 played in nine games as a rookie, but was cut in March after New England signed McMillan.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 7, 2021

Just as quickly as the news about the injury broke, Pelissero delivered the news that the team’s sixth-round pick from last year’s draft, Cassh Maluia was returning to the team, following his released this off-season.

Here’s a look at the current LB depth on the roster: